Adult Swim has officially given Mike Judge and Greg Daniels a series order. frequent side effects. The adult animated comedy revolves around a mysterious elixir discovered by two former high school lab partners. A release date has not been set.
“Tonally, this is unlike anything else in animation, so we knew right away that ‘Common Side Effects’ belongs with Adult Swim,” said Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult Swim, Cartoon Network and Boomerang, in a statement. “Mike, Greg and the entire team have deep experience in both the comedy and animation worlds, and this new series will explore everything from government corruption to the pharmaceutical industry with their unique and hilarious perspectives.”
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Common Side Effects was created by Joe Bennett and Steve Hely. Judge and Daniels, who previously worked together on King of the Hill, are executive producing. It is from Bandera Entertainment, with Dustin Davis also serving as executive producer.
“The half-hour comedy follows former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances as they begin to uncover a conspiracy involving big drug companies and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare fungus that holds the key to curing all diseases could represent to the world,” says Logline.
This is Judge and Daniels’ first collaboration in over a decade. Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the couple would be developing a “King of the Hill” revival for Hulu.